"hearsay" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɪərseɪ/ Audio: en-us-hearsay.ogg [US] Forms: hearsays [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English hyere-zigginge (1340), here sey (ca. 1438), from the phrase heren seien (“to hear [people] say”). Compare equally old Middle High German hœrsagen (14th c.), whence modern Hörensagen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hyere-zigginge}} Middle English hyere-zigginge, {{m|enm|here sey}} here sey, {{m|enm|heren seien|t=to hear 􂀿people􂁀 say}} heren seien (“to hear [people] say”), {{cog|gmh|hœrsagen}} Middle High German hœrsagen, {{m|de|Hörensagen}} Hörensagen Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} hearsay (usually uncountable, plural hearsays)
  1. Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (information that was heard by one person about another): huring-huding (Bikol Central), слух (sluh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), мълва́ (mǎlvá) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 傳聞 (Chinese Mandarin), 传闻 (chuánwén) (Chinese Mandarin), 風聞 (Chinese Mandarin), 风闻 (fēngwén) (Chinese Mandarin), 流言 (liúyán) (Chinese Mandarin), klep (Czech), pověsti [feminine, plural] (Czech), doslech [masculine] (Czech), zvěst z doslechu (Czech), van horen zeggen (Dutch), gerucht (Dutch), juoru (Finnish), kuulopuhe (Finnish), ouï-dire [masculine] (French), on-dit [masculine] (French), rumeur [feminine] (French), Hörensagen [neuter] (German), Gerücht [neuter] (German), hallomás (Hungarian), mendemonda (Hungarian), scéal scéil [masculine] (Irish), sentito dire (Italian), diceria [feminine] (Italian), pettegolezzo [masculine] (Italian), 伝聞 (denbun) (alt: でんぶん) (Japanese), うわさ (uwasa) (Japanese), 전문 (jeonmun) (alt: 傳聞) (Korean), 소문 (somun) (alt: 所聞) (Korean), audītiō (Latin), rūmor [masculine] (Latin), слух (sluh) [masculine] (Macedonian), гла́сина (glásina) [feminine] (Macedonian), tūtara (Maori), jiní jiní (Navajo), rykte [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), شنیده (šenide) (Persian), pogłoska [feminine] (Polish), plotka [feminine] (Polish), diz que diz [masculine] (Portuguese), diz que diz que [masculine] (Portuguese), boato [masculine] (Portuguese), информа́ция из вторы́х рук (informácija iz vtorýx ruk) [feminine] (Russian), молва́ (molvá) [feminine] (Russian), слух (slux) [masculine] (Russian), то́лки (tólki) [masculine, plural] (Russian), fathann [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), rumores [masculine, plural] (Spanish), habladurías [feminine, plural] (Spanish), hörsägen [common-gender] (Swedish), sabi-sabi (Tagalog), kuwentong-barbero (Tagalog), achlust [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-hearsay-en-noun-vEelmqjC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 44 40 Disambiguation of 'information that was heard by one person about another': 92 4 4
  2. (law) Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Law Translations ((law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge): testimonium de auditu [neuter] (Dutch), kuulopuhe (Finnish), ouï-dire [masculine] (French), on-dit [masculine] (French), ჩვენება სხვისი ნათქვამიდან (čveneba sxvisi natkvamidan) (Georgian), ჩვენება, დაფუძნებული გაგონილზე (čveneba, dapuʒnebuli gagonilze) (Georgian), სხვის სიტყვებზე დამყარებული ჩვენება (sxvis siṭq̇vebze damq̇arebuli čveneba) (Georgian), ჩვენება სხვისი სიტყვების მიხედვით (čveneba sxvisi siṭq̇vebis mixedvit) (Georgian), Hörensagen [neuter] (German), scéal scéil [masculine] (Irish), sentita persona (Italian), pogłoska (Polish), testemunho de ouvidos (Portuguese), показа́ния с чужи́х слов (pokazánija s čužíx slov) [neuter, plural] (Russian), pruebas de oídas [feminine] (Spanish), testimonio de oídas [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hearsay-en-noun-TT7n53ox Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 44 40 Topics: law Disambiguation of '(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge': 4 88 8
  3. (law) An out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted, which is normally inadmissible because it is not subject to cross-examination unless the hearsay statement falls under one of a number of exceptions. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Law Translations ((law) an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted): de-audituverklaring [feminine] (Dutch), ouï-dire [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-hearsay-en-noun-vCF6nK1O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 44 40 Topics: law Disambiguation of '(law) an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted': 3 11 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gossip, report, rumor Derived forms: hearsay evidence, double hearsay Related terms: as they say, hear, hear tell, so they say, you know what they say

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          "lang": "Navajo",
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          "word": "jiní jiní"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šenide",
          "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
          "word": "شنیده"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "pogłoska"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
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          "word": "diz que diz"
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          "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
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          "roman": "informácija iz vtorýx ruk",
          "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "molvá",
          "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
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          "roman": "slux",
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          "roman": "tólki",
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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            "neuter"
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        },
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "ouï-dire"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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          "word": "ჩვენება სხვისი ნათქვამიდან"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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          "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
          "word": "ჩვენება, დაფუძნებული გაგონილზე"
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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          "word": "სხვის სიტყვებზე დამყარებული ჩვენება"
        },
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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          "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
          "word": "ჩვენება სხვისი სიტყვების მიხედვით"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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          "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Hörensagen"
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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          "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "scéal scéil"
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
          "word": "sentita persona"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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          "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
          "word": "pogłoska"
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
          "word": "testemunho de ouvidos"
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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          "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "pruebas de oídas"
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          "_dis1": "4 88 8",
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            "masculine"
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      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "huring-huding"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "sluh",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mǎlvá",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "傳聞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chuánwén",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "传闻"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "風聞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēngwén",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "风闻"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "liúyán",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "流言"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "klep"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
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        "plural"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
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      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "van horen zeggen"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "gerucht"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "juoru"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "kuulopuhe"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ouï-dire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "on-dit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rumeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hörensagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Gerücht"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "hallomás"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scéal scéil"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "sentito dire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "diceria"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pettegolezzo"
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    {
      "alt": "でんぶん",
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      "roman": "denbun",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "伝聞"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uwasa",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "うわさ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "傳聞",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeonmun",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "전문"
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    {
      "alt": "所聞",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "somun",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "소문"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "audītiō"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sluh",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "слух"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "glásina",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "гла́сина"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "tūtara"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "jiní jiní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rykte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šenide",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "شنیده"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pogłoska"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "plotka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diz que diz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diz que diz que"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "boato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "informácija iz vtorýx ruk",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "информа́ция из вторы́х рук"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "molvá",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "молва́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slux",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "слух"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tólki",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "то́лки"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fathann"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "rumores"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "habladurías"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "hörsägen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "sabi-sabi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "word": "kuwentong-barbero"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "information that was heard by one person about another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "achlust"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "testimonium de auditu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "word": "kuulopuhe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ouï-dire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "on-dit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čveneba sxvisi natkvamidan",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "word": "ჩვენება სხვისი ნათქვამიდან"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čveneba, dapuʒnebuli gagonilze",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "word": "ჩვენება, დაფუძნებული გაგონილზე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sxvis siṭq̇vebze damq̇arebuli čveneba",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "word": "სხვის სიტყვებზე დამყარებული ჩვენება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čveneba sxvisi siṭq̇vebis mixedvit",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "word": "ჩვენება სხვისი სიტყვების მიხედვით"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hörensagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scéal scéil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "word": "sentita persona"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "word": "pogłoska"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "word": "testemunho de ouvidos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokazánija s čužíx slov",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "показа́ния с чужи́х слов"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pruebas de oídas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "testimonio de oídas"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(law) an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "de-audituverklaring"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(law) an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ouï-dire"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "hearsay"
  ],
  "word": "hearsay"
}

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